Knockdown phonograph cabinet.



J.'D.'ADAMS.

KNOCKDOWN PHONOGRAPH CABINET.

- APPLICATION men VMAYIY. ms. 1,285,572. Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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KNOCKDOWN PHONOGRAPH CABINET.

APPLICATION ilLED MAY 11. 1918.

Patented Nov. 26, 1918.

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' r a/vrs JAMES D. ADAMS, 0F WABASH, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE WABASHCABINET 00. 0F WAIBASH, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

KNOCKDOWN PHONOGRAPH CABINET.

Application tiled Hay 17.1918. Serial No. 285,101.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES D. Animus, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Wabash, county of \Vabash, and State of Indiana, haveinvented a certain new and useful Knockdown Phonograph-Cabinet; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to an improved knockdown phonograph cabinet andthe prime object of the invention is in so constructing the severalparts that they can be quickly assembled and permanently securedtogether. thus enabling the cabinet to be shipped in knock-downcondition if desired and afterward set up.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of mortises andinterlocking parts which are so'constructed that each part will snuglyfit and interlock with the other part to which it is to be attached. Anda further feature of the invention is in so construct ing the motorcarrying head that after the remaining portions of the cabinet have beenassembled and the head has been introduced into position it willsecurely interlock and brace the parts of the cabinet so as to give aperfectly rigid construction. Other ob jects and advantages will be.hereinafter more fully set forth.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the' following description and claims Figure 1is a front elevation of a cabinet in assembled position. Fig. 2 is ahorizontal transverse sectional view thereof as seen on line 2-2 ofFig 1. Fig. 3 is a similar View as seen on line 3-3 of Fig. '1. Fig. 4is a detail perspective view of the back wall and one side wall inassembled position. Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the manner ofassembling the parts of the cabinet. Fig. 6

' is a detail fragmentary bottom plan view of the motor carrying headremoved from the cabinet. Fig. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional viewas seen on line 77 of Fig. 1, with onev door of the cabinet open;

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,'l indicates a cabinet,which maybe of any Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26. 1918.

preferred construction, which comprises a rear wall 2. side walls 3 anda, a bottom wall 5, a motor carrying head 6 and a shutter frame 7. Theconstruction and assembling of the parts form the basis of theinvention.

In assembling the various individual parts of the cabinet, so that theycan be quickly assembled together or left in knocked-down state f0rshipping or storage purposes, the two side walls are permanentlyattached to corner posts 8 and 9, and 10 and 11, respectively, saidposts having grooves 12 therein and extending longitudinally thereofinto which the edges of the side walls are entered and said corner postsand side walls are permanently secured together by means of cleats 13and 14, the ends of which enter notches 15 in the various posts, andsaid ends are secured in said notches in any suitable manner by means ofscrews 16, said cleats being on the inner face of the side walls.

The rear posts 9 and 11 are likewise provided with longitudinallyextending grooves 17 into which extend the edges 18 of the rear wall '2,the upper edge of the rear wall terminating flush with the tops of therear posts. The upperends of the side walls project above the upper endsof the posts and engage in grooves, not shown in the top frame 19 of themotor carrying head 6. The rear wall 2 has a cross bar 20 adjacent itsupper end which projects slightly beyond the vertical edges of the rearwall 2, and has tapered portions 21 at its ends, which enter seats 22 inthe rear posts 9 and 11, and when the ends of the cros bars are properlyentered in said seats, screws 23 are entered through openings 2 in thecross bar and into the posts 9 and 11, thus securely locking the rearwall and the rear posts 10 and adjacentthe upper ii of saidiosts,

is the shutter frame 7. .t arlower' ba'r 33 thereof having a tongue 34at each end, which enters grooves 35 in the posts 8 and 10, and as shownin Fig. 1 of the drawings, screws 3.6 are extcnded upwardly through thelower bar and tongues into the posts in order to rigidly attach thelower bar to the posts. The upper'bar 37 is notched out as shown at 38to fit around the posts 8 and 10, the notched portion having angularfaces 39 which enter notched out portions 40 in the posts, one faceofthe notched out portions 40 fitting with the angular faces 39 and byextending sci ews 41 through the upper bar 37 into the posts the upperbarof the shutter frame is likewise rigidly attached to theposts.Iriorder to fill up the remaining space between the posts 8 and 10 tocomplete the front wall of the cabinet, doors 42 are hinged to the posts8 and 10 and extend between the connecting bar 28, and lower bar 33 ofthe shutter frame, and above the shutter frame is a panel 43, the endsthereof entering grooves 45 and 46 in the top bar 37 of the shutterframe, and the front part of the top frame 19, the shutters 47 carriedby the shutter frame,'the doors 42, and the panel 43 forming the frontwall of the cabinet.

Depending from the top frame 19 of the motor carrying .head 6- is abox-like extension 48 comprising a. base wall 49, and side walls 50, thebase wall 49 resting upon the cross bar 20 and the upper bar 37 of theshutter frame, while the side walls 50 closely fit within the side walls3 and 4, ear wall 2 and panel 43, the corners of the box-like extensionhaving notches 51 which fit around the corners of the posts 8, 9, 10,and 11, the head 6 being permanently secured in engagement with theremainder of the cabinet by introducing screws through the rear wall 2,and into the side wall 50, and screws 53 upwardly through the upper bar37 of the shutter frame 7 and into the base wall 49.

The cabinet is dividedinto compartments by positioning a partition wall54 within the cabinet, the upper compartment formed by said partitionwallcontaining tliensual form of sounding horn while the lowercompartment is provided with the usual rec ord receiviug'racks 56, awall 57 being preferabl-y provided injthe lower portion of the cabinetto limit the inward movement of the securedtogether through the mediumof the 1 screws 2 v frame, .50

records. I 1 In assembling the parts of the cabinet, one .ot the :zrdcwalls-and the rear wall are first 3 after-which one end of the shutteris attached to said side wall by w of the screws 36 and 41 and also the'7 carr; 'ii ting bin- 28 is attached to'tlie rear 1e wall by the screws2 iaf If desired,

\thc partition wall and limiting wall 57 inn meal y likewise be attachedat this time. The

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the bottom wall 5 and bled portion of the cabinet, and owing to theperfect fit between the box-like extension and the walls of the cabinet,said extension will brace and interlock the parts of the cabinet toprevent any movement between said parts, thus making the cabinet asrigid as when the parts of the cabinet are secured together in the usualmanner. 7

The advantages derived from manufacturing the cabinet in this manner isthat a far less floor space is required for stprin the cabinets duringthe manufacture thereof, and the parts can be much more readily polishedand treated during the painting and tage is that a far greater numberof'the cabinets can be shipped in the same space while in knock-downcondition than would be possible with the cabinets in assembledposition, and a further advantage is in the rii'pidity with which theparts of the cabinet are as sembled over the old method of gluing theparts together, while at the same time the parts of the cabinet will beas rigidand serviceable as' when secured together in the usual manner.

It will further be -seen that although the side walls, owing to the factthat they are An additional advanmade out of thin material, may becomecomprising side wall sections adapted to. be

constructed in knock-down formation and arranged to interfit with eachother, corner posts for said wall sections, means for secu 1''- ing saidparts in assembled form, a motor carrying head resting uponandprojecting beyond the wall sections and corner posts, and, a dependingbox like extension on the head adapted to extend between and inter itwith the side sections of the cabmet and form a lock and brace for saidparts, said extension hav ng notches at its corners in whichthe edges ofsaid corner posts fit.

2. A knockwlown phonograph cabinet,

comprising side wall sections, posts attached to said side wallsections, a rear wall section, means to attach the rear wall section tothe rear posts of the side sections, a shutter reserve frame structure,means to attach the same between the forward post members, a panel abovethe shutter frame and between the forward post members, a motor carryinghead adapted to rest over the upper ends of said post members, a boxlike extension, on said motor carrying head adapted to extend downwardlybetween the side and rear Walls and said panel to form an interlockingbrace between said parts, and means to attach the motor carrying head tothe remaining portion of the cabinet.

3. A knock down phonograph cabinet comprising side Walls, a supportingpost. at the front and rear edge of each side well, said posts havingvertical grooves for the reception of the edges of the side Walls, meansto permanently secure the posts to the sidewalls, a rear Wall, means toreniovably secure the rear Wall to the rear posts, a bottom Wall, meansto removably secure the bottom to the side and rear Walls, and a motorcarrying head adapted to fit over the upper ends of said side and rearWalls and the ends of the posts, and having a box-like extension adaptedto enter between said Walls and .top end of the rear posts, said rearposts it posts, and means to removably secure. the head in position.

4:. A knock-down phonograph cabinet comprising side Walls, corner postsat the front and rear edges of said side- Walls, said posts havinggrooves for receiving the edges of the side Walls, the upper ends of"the side walls projecting above the upper ends of the posts, a. rearWall terminating flush with the having grooves to receive the side'edgeso the rear wall, a panel between the front posts, said front post-shaving'grooves to re-' eeive the ends of the panel, the upper edge ofthe panel projecting above the ends of the front posts, a motor carryinghead adapted to fit over the upper ends of said posts and Walls andhaving grooves to receive the pro jeeting edges of the side Walls andfront panel, anda box-like extension projecting downwardly and betweenthe uppenends of said parts and forming a brace therefor In Witnesswhereof, I have hereunto at"- fixed 'my signature.

JAMEsn; spans.

